"I still think it's important for people to have a sharp, ongoing critique of marriage in patriarchal society â€” because once you marry within a society that remains patriarchal, no matter how alternative you want to be within your unit, there is still a culture outside you that will impose many, many values on you whether you want them to or not."

-- Bell Hooks

#Thinking Quotes #People Quotes #Important Quotes

“Let's pray for whole world that there be brotherhood. I hope this journey of the church we begin today is fruitful for evangelization.”
“A story works when there's momentum, life behind the words. Some stories have this and others don't, and it's difficult to say why this is. If all stories "worked," though, writing wouldn't be much of a challenge; it wouldn't be art.”
“I think that the world is in a very serious decline - very, very serious.”
“You don't tell us how to stage the news and we don't tell you how to cover it.”

Source : Larry Speakes, Robert Pack (1989). “Speaking out: the Reagan presidency from inside the White House”
“I think I'm most nervous about revealing how nervous I have always been. People think me calm, confident, poised. Inside I'm a jelly...”
“I could cut silhouettes almost as soon as I could manage to hold a pair of scissors. I could paint, too, and read, and recite; but these things did not surprise anyone very much. But everybody was astonished about the scissor cuts, which seemed a more unusual accomplishment. The silhouettes were very much praised, and I cut out silhouettes for all the birthdays in the family. Did anyone warn me as to where this path would lead? Not in the least; I was encouraged to continue.”
“Whatever, crazy chick who maybe lives here and maybe also breaks into Michael's house when they're all gone. I'm out. Have a nice delusion. -Shayne”
“You've met Nick?" "Yep, we've met, all right. He was kind enough to inform me that I have absolutely no say in whether you two date." "Well, you don't." "You know, you all could at least pretend that my opinion makes a difference.”

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